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Cathedral of Burgos. Photo: Alfonso de Vicente
New letter from Tomás Luis de Victoria and other documents from Burgos Cathedral (1593-1608)

The minutes of the Burgos Cathedral Chapter record seven agreements regarding the acquisition of Victoria's …

Sept. 9, 2025
Jeremiah's Cave
From Jerusalem to Samaria. Tenth stage of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem (1588)

From Jerusalem to Samaria. Tenth stage of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem (1588).

Sept. 4, 2025
Puente's gate
Musicians from the royal chapels who travelled to Córdoba during the court's stay in that city (1570)

In 1570, King Philip II spent two months residing in the city of Córdoba. Accompanying …

Sept. 1, 2025
Pietro Paolini, <em>Allegory of the Five Senses</em>, c. 1630 (Baltimore, Walters Art Museum)
Doña Leonor de Guzmán, a “good-natured and young” musician

The 1610 inquisitorial trial against Leonor de Guzmán, a mixed-race musician who had connections with …

Aug. 25, 2025

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Moorish luthier in Granada (1563)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2018

The Archive of Archivos de Protocolos of Granada has provided us with the name of the only Moorish luthier documented in Granada to date, who was a resident of the …

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Theatrical performances and polyphony in the convent of La Encarnación in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
07-07-2018

An ecclesiastical visit to the convent of La Encarnación in Granada in the 17th century reveals the practice of polyphony and theatrical performances inside this Franciscan monastery.

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Festivities and salves on the altar of the Virgin of Good Success in Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
05-07-2018

In 1624, a group of neighbours of the Collegiate Church of El Salvador in Seville paid for the construction of a new outdoor chapel to house the image of the …

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Baptism of Salvador Pabón y Valdés in the church of San Justo y Pastor in Granada (1737)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
04-07-2018

On 11th August 1737, Salvador Pabón y Valdés was baptised in the church of San Justo y Pastor. He was the most prominent member of a dynasty of organ builders …

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Organs built in Seville by Enrique Franco for private individuals (1597)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
01-07-2018

In 1597, the Flemish organ builder Enrique Franco, a neighbour of the parish of Santa María, "in the studio of San Miguel", agreed with Luis García Bonilla to build an …

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Annual celebration in the church of Santiago in Granada on the feast of the patron saint.

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
27-06-2018

On 25 July, the church of Santiago in Granada celebrated the feast day of its patron saint. For its solemnisation, one of the city's music chapels was usually hired.

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Domestic music at the house of Cristóbal Mosquera de Figueroa in Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
25-06-2018

The portrait and biographical profile that the painter Francisco Pacheco makes of Cristóbal Mosquera de Figueroa allows us to get closer to the possible domestic musical environment of his residence …

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